CAMDEN — A convenience store owner was shot and killed and three others injured during a robbery, Camden County Prosecutor Warren W. Faulk said Tuesday.
Deogones Miguel Almonte, 46, of Camden, was shot multiple times and killed at Bernard Grocery Store in the 1200 block of North 27th Street. Three other men, a 46-year-old, a 42-year-old and another man whose age has not been determined were shot. Two were seriously injured and were listed were in critical but stable condition Tuesday at Cooper University Hospital. The 42-year-old man suffered a graze wound, a spokesman for Faulk said.
About 8:30 p.m. Monday, two armed, masked men entered the store and immediately began shooting at those inside, the spokesman said. Based on the victims' wounds, it appears the suspects were carrying a military-style assault rifle and a shotgun. Almonte was behind the counter of his business when he was shot.
The other victims, friends of Almonte, were in the aisles. The robbers took cash and fled the business.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Camden County Prosecutor's Office Investigator John Hunsinger at 856-225-8400 or Camden Police Detective Bill Frampton at 856-757-7420.
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